{"id":45796,"date":"2012-06-20T07:19:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=45796"},"modified":"2012-06-24T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T11:08:07","slug":"wikileaks-rajapaksa-travels-with-a-teleprompt-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-rajapaksa-travels-with-a-teleprompt-operator\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Rajapaksa Travels With A Teleprompt Operator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Colombo Telegraph &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An unclassified US diplomatic cable dated September 13, 2007 shows the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa has travelled to US with a Teleprompt Operator. The\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2006\/11\/06COLOMBO1863.html\">WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database and the cable is signed by the US Ambassador to Colombo Robert Blake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45799\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-rajapaksa-travels-with-a-teleprompt-operator\/rajapaksa-sri-lanka-president-with-teleprompter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45799\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45799 \" title=\"Rajapaksa Sri Lanka President with teleprompter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rajapaksa-Sri-Lanka-President-with-teleprompter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rajapaksa-Sri-Lanka-President-with-teleprompter.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rajapaksa-Sri-Lanka-President-with-teleprompter-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rajapaksa and a Teleprompter \/ File Photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the cable below for further information;<\/p>\n<pre>VZCZCXYZ0012\r\nOO RUEHWEB\r\n\r\nDE RUEHLM #1273 2561207\r\nZNR UUUUU ZZH\r\nO 131207Z SEP 07\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6811\r\nINFO RUCNDT\/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0619\r\nRHEHAAA\/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHGV\/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2322<\/pre>\n<pre>UNCLAS COLOMBO 001273 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nSTATE FOR IO\/PPC (BATLLE) AND SCA\/RA (PFLEIDERER, MICALLER)\r\nUSUN FOR MCBRIDE\r\nNSC FOR MCDONALD \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: N\/A\r\nTAGS: <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PREL_0.html\">PREL<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/ITRA_0.html\">ITRA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/OVIP_0.html\">OVIP<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/UNGA_0.html\">UNGA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/CE_0.html\">CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT: SRI LANKA: OFFICIAL DELEGATION LIST FOR 62ND UNGA \r\n\r\nREF: A) STATE 101170 B) COLOMBO 1077 \r\n\r\n<a id=\"par1\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/09\/07COLOMBO1273.html#par1\">\u00b6<\/a>1.  (SBU) Embassy Colombo has received by diplomatic note the\r\nfollowing list (para 2) of the official delegation and media\r\nmembers who are scheduled to visit the USA accompanying H.E.\r\nthe President of Sri Lanka for the 62nd United Nations\r\nGeneral Assembly. \r\n\r\n<a id=\"par2\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/09\/07COLOMBO1273.html#par2\">\u00b6<\/a>2.  (SBU) (begin list) \r\n\r\nComposition of Delegation for the Official Visit of H.E. the\r\nPresident to UN General Assembly in New York 23 to 26 August\r\n2007: \r\n\r\nH.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President\r\nMadam Shiranthi Rajapaksa, First Lady \r\n\r\nHonorable Ministers:\r\nHonorable Rohitha Bogollagama ) Minister of Foreign Affairs\r\nHonorable Douglas Devananda, Minister of Social Services and\r\nSocial Welfare\r\nHonorable Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Mass Media\r\nand Information\r\nHonorable Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Environment\r\nHonorable T. B. Ekanayake, Minister of Highways \r\n\r\nOfficers from Presidential Secretariat:\r\nMr. Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary to the President\r\nMr. Sajin Vass Gunawardena, Coordinating Secretary to the\r\nPresident \r\n\r\nOfficers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:\r\nDr. Palitha T. B. Kohona, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign\r\nAffairs\r\nMr. M. M. Jaffeer, Chief of Protocol\r\nMr. Gihan Indraguptha, Assistant Chief of Protocol \r\n\r\nMedical Staff:\r\nDr. S. D. Jayaratne\r\nDr. Asela Wijeratna (Army) \r\n\r\nSecurity Staff: Advance Security\r\nPolice:\r\nMr. S. M. Wickramasinghe, DIG\r\nMr. S. A. R. P. Jayathilake, ASP \r\n\r\nArmy:\r\nBrigadier K. J. Alwis, Military Security Coordinator \r\n\r\nH.E. the President's Security:\r\nMajor S.W. M. Fernando\r\nMajor U. A. A. P. Ubeysiriwardena\r\nLieutenant Y. M. L. Abeyrathna\r\nLance Corporal K. B. Rohana Bandara\r\nLance Corporal H. P. S. Sisira Bandara\r\nLance Corporal M. L. Wijepala \r\n\r\nFood Taster: PC Amarasinghe Saman Udaya Kumara \r\n\r\nPersonal Aide: Mr. E. W. Kamal Wasantha \r\n\r\nMedia Personnel:\r\nMr. Newton Gunaratne, Director - Electronic Media\r\nMr. Lucien Rajakarunanayake, Director - Media\r\nMr. Sudath Silva, Chief Official Photographer\r\nMr. Sugath Sri Lanka Dias, News Cameraman ) SLRC\r\nMr. Chaminda Gunaratne, News Producer ) SLRC\r\nMr. Sumudu Ranjith, Teleprompt Operator\r\nMr. A.H. M. Azwar, Advisor to the President\r\nMr. Sisira Kothalawala, DG Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation\r\nMr. Pramod De Silva, Editor ) Daily News\r\nMr. Aruna Balasuriya, Journalist ) Divaina\r\nMr. T. D. K. Jayantha, Journalist ) SLBC\r\nMr. Buddhika Eanjeewa, Producer ) Swarnawahini\r\nMr. Asoka Lal Sigers, Cameraman ) Government Film Unit\r\nBLAKE<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":45799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375,27,2223],"tags":[2754,2753,1298],"class_list":["post-45796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories","category-wikileaks","category-wikileaks-latest-popular","tag-mahinda-rajapaksa-teleprompter","tag-mahinda-rajapaksa-wikileaks","tag-sri-lankans-in-wikileaks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WikiLeaks: Rajapaksa Travels With A Teleprompt Operator - 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